Exercise 3. Practise the use of the 3rd person singular.

С.А. Ярунина

Практикум по грамматике английского языка

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СONTENTS

The Present Indefinite Tense
The Present Continuous Tense
The Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Progress Check 1
The Past Indefinite Tense
The Present Perfect Tense
The Past Continuous Tense
The Past Perfect Tense
The Past Perfect Continuous Tense
Progress Check 2
Ways of Expressing Future Actions:
The Present Continuous Tense
Be going + Infinitive
The Future Indefinite Tense
The use of the Present Indefinite Tense in Adverbial Clauses of
Time and Condition
The Future Continuous Tense
The Future Perfect Tense
The Future Perfect Continuous Tense
Progress Check 3
The Sequence of Tenses
Revision

THE PRESENT INDEFINITE (SIMPLE) TENSE

V (Vs)

A

a +			I We You They			study read work have	English. a lot. every day. many lessons.
b -			I We You They	do do do do	not not not not	study read work have	German. a lot. every day. many lessons.	do not=don't   [dount]
c?		Do Do Do Do	I we you they			study read work have	English? a lot? every day? many lessons?	Yes, I do. No, we do not= = (don't)
	What When	do do	I you			study? study?		English. Every day.

B

a +			He   She			studie s read s ha s	every day. a lot. many lessons.
b +			He She He	does does does	not not not	study read have	every day. a lot. many lessons.	Does not= =doesn't [d∧znt]
c ?		Does Does   Does	he she   he			study read   have	every day? a lot?   many lessons?	Yes, he does. No, she does not (doesn't).
	What When	does	he Who			study? studie s	every day?	Every day. He does.

Exercise 1. Put the verbs to be and to have into the correct form of the Present Simple.

1. My friend (be) at home now. 2. We (have) English classes twice a week. 3. Wealth (be) nothing, happiness (be) all. 4. She (be) an economist. 5. A good teacher (have) some of the gifts of a good actor. 6. Alex’s girl-friend (have) dark brown eyes. 7. Education (be) not just learning facts. 8.The Bakers (have) a new colour TV set. 9. She (have) an annoying habit of biting her fingernails. 10. The 4th of July (be) a national holiday of the US. 11. They often (have) a swim in the morning. 12. It (be) his favourite expression. 13. I (be) very punctual. 14. The English language (have) an interesting history. 15. He often (have) headaches. 16. English people often (have) roast beef for lunch on Sundays.

Exercise 2. Put the verbs to be and to have into the correct form of the Present Simple.

1. George and Alice (be) students at Boston University. 2. Terry Archer (not to have) a big house, he (have) a flat. 3. What (be) the capital of the USA? 4. Steve Baxter (be) a journalist in London. 6. (Have) she any brothers or sisters? 7. He (not to be) a very cheerful person. 8. The new hotel (have) a swimming - pool and a business centre. 9. My work (be) very interesting. 10. (Be) he a student or a teacher? 11. (Have) your firm many contacts with foreign companies? 12. What (be) your new telephione number? 13. How many classes (have) Professor Jones a week? 15. Mrs.Wilson (be) one of our regular customers. 16. Air passengers usually (not to have) much luggage. 17. (Be) you happy with your new job? 19. Her mother and father (be) doctors.

Exercise 3. Practise the use of the 3rd person singular.

Model: You speak English and Mary... French.

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